Biomart database of potato containing phenotypic and genotypic data on the breeding materials and populations

The data generated in the CIP potato breeding program is stored in a “Global Roots & Tubers Base” utilizing the free BioMart software https://research.cip.cgiar.org/gtdms/biomart/.The data have been structured for storage of phenotypic, genotypic, pedigree, geographical, and environmental data. Through the metadata and the search function using filters, the user can retrieve data from the experiments conducted by CIP scientists or NARS partners using CIP materials. The availability of the data is managed in conjunction with the Dataverse following CGIAR open access guidelines. Currently, the database holds data from 500 experiments in 11 different countries and 71 localities conducted from 2002 to 2015. The phenotypic data include important potato traits such as healthy tuber yield, LB resistance, and vitamin and mineral composition. The genotypic data consist of approximately 3,000 SNP marker genotypes on a set of 103 B3 population breeding lines using the SolCAP Infinium Potato SNP platform. Stakeholder preference data from PVS trials are also included in the database: biochemical evaluation (142 books), physiology (6 books), LB exposure (146 books), healthy tuber yield (168 books), and PVS (38 books)